Choosing Child Care
As a single mom, I had to continue working after the birth of my son. This meant finding proper child care for him. I heard all the stories about how expensive it can be and of course, the horror stories on the news of improper care. I decided that I had to [...]
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Miscarriage Myths Persist?
A recent study conducted by The Ohio State University finds that myths surrounding pregnancy continue to exist despite advances in medical knowledge. Jonathan Schaffir, a clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at OSU said most miscarriages and defects result from circumstances beyond a woman?s control.
More than a third of women who [...]
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Oakland Based Urban Gardens (OBUGS), is a nonprofit providing gardening education programs at Oakland schools. Working weekly with first graders, the group is showing the children, who have almost no experience with fresh foods, where their food come from and how it grows.
Kidsgardening.com discusses the different school subjects that can be taught through school gardening:
90% [...]
Posted in: Education, Nutrition
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The best Christmas gift ever ?
? is probably the one K.C. Wheeler gave her identical twin sister, Melissa Ferraro. Wheeler served as surrogate for her sister, and gave birth to Madeline Grace on Christmas day, according to News 14 in North Carolina. Even better: Ferraro, who had been trying with her husband to become [...]
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So a Forbes.com story today says that advertisers need to do a better job marketing to moms. Apparently, we spend about $2.1 trillion a year, or about 15% of the entire U.S. economy. (And I can believe that, based on my average weekly shopping trip to Target.) The article says advertisers can do this by [...]
Posted in: Education, Frugal Living
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